Jim Wallis

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Time to Take Our Faith Back Jim Wallis “Religion does not have a monopoly on morality.” I've made that statement virtually every night on the tour for my recent book, God's Politics . We've been holding town meetings disguised as book signings; 56 cities over 20 weeks during the spring and summer, and the watchword has been “inclusion.” These large and diverse gatherings have not been narrow discussions of religiosity but, rather, a series of moral conversations about our public life to which all are welcome. A moral discourse on politics is something we all need and are all needed for. Here's who is coming: Evangelical Christians who don't feel represented by Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, or James Dobson are turning out with great energy to make their voices heard (and there are millions of such moderate evangelicals who are key to America's political future). Many Catholics, who don't feel spoken for by a handful of right-wing bishops who tell them to vote on one issue -- abortion...